Spring 2000 Balmain Haute Couture by Oscar de la Renta Elaborate Jacket & Matching Skirt z-archive-2000s The best description is perhaps

The best description is perhaps the one from the Mouret site itself:

I see a light bit of colour change to the fabric here and there

The velvet looks grubby and dirty around the waist where hands would have touched it repeatedly and it has taken on a yellowish feel

Underneath the outer panels of fabric are simple triangle shaped inner halters that keep you covered and holds everything in place

Spring 2000 Balmain Haute Couture by Oscar de la Renta Elaborate Jacket & Matching Skirt z-archive-2000s The best description is perhapsA version with a pant walked the runway for the Spring 2000 Balmain Haute Couture collection. It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta. In 1993 Oscar de la Renta took over as Creative Director at Balmain where he designed the Haute Couture collections until 2002. The house had been floundering at that point and he had a huge impact on the reviving the sales of the couture pieces, mainly by catering to private clients, much like